Heroes Rise, fifty-first entry: Keith Baker, Creator of Eberron

Welcome, brave adventurers…

… to the fifty-first entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday December 1st 2018, and released Wednesday December 5th 2018 over at heroesrisepodcast.com.

This week we’re skipping Adventurer’s Pack as we bring you an in-person interview with Eberron creator Keith Baker from PAX Unplugged! Next we check out some D&D news as we uncover:

Why yerr gonna needs to be gettin’ yer pirate hats out for the latest UA… though this pirates code is more a set of guidelines

The latest WOTC adventure that sends us into the Barrier Peaks

A few new minis and soundpacks available from WOTC partners

And we learn all about the Golgari Swarm in the latest video from D&D Beyond

After that we take a Short Rest and continue our D&D retrospective series with a look at the most controversial of D&D editions, before finally looking into the scrying pool to see what you have to say.

A Short Rest: Archives of Candlekeep: 4th Edition: The Rebellious Child

This Week’s Community Questions

Are ye gonna be hoisting the mainsails and swabbing the decks with a skiff of yer own? Any changes ye be wanting to make to the Unearthed Arcana?

Do you have a favorite guild from the Guildmaster’s Guide to Ravnica? If so, what drew you to them?

Having looked back at D&D over the years, are there any mechanics, features or other items you’d like to see return? Where do you think D&D will be going next?

Heroes Rise are always on the lookout for new team members that have a passion for Dungeons and Dragons. Please know that all of our positions are volunteer, but we do offer a well known outlet for your work. If you have a particular skill that you believe could enhance our content, then send your contact information and experience to sendingstone@heroesrisepodcast.com

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1 Comment

The Hobbyist

December 7, 2018 at 2:31 pm

4th Edition D&D was my introductory edition for not only D&D but RPGs in general. As a full noob, it was new and exciting for me. I had nothing to compare it to. As a new player I also didn’t concentrate on the lore or much actual role play. My time was mostly spent learning and understanding the mechanics. Two things that I remember irking me were all of the book releases for the classes, not that that stopped me from buying them, and also the Feat system. There were approximately 7342 Feats to sift through. I did love the online character builder.
All that being said, now that I am deeply entrenched in 5th Edition, I have something to compare to 4th Edition. I love 5th Edition. In my opinion it seems to have a darn near perfect mix of quality game mechanics and role play ability. I have played and seen played, some truly entertaining and engaging characters. I’ll never dump on 4th ed the way that the OG players do but I will concede that 5th ed is a superior system.